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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
432
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
136
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
44
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
27
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
10
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
10 Genera with 32 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 04SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1946Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
32 Species
Atrichopogon lituratus Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon sequax Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon thersites Williston, 1896
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia flinti Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia punctipennis Williston, 1896
Bezzia venustula Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia venustulus
Brachypogon bifidus Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon telesfordi Spinelli & G..., 1998
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides archboldi Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides bredini Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Culicoides dominicanus Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Dasyhelea pygmaea Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia archboldi Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia calatheae Wirth, 1982
Forcipomyia dominicana Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia flava Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia hobbsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia lotus Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia spilmani Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Monohelea hieroglyphica Kieffer, 1917
Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia longicornis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia tanycornis Borkent, 1997
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ceratopogonidae at artfakta.se
Ceratopogonidae at dyntaxa.se
Ceratopogonidae at gbif.org
Ceratopogonidae at irmng.org
Ceratopogonidae at itis.gov
Ceratopogonidae at marinespecies.org